Annex 1 - Further Resources

Emergencies

UNHCR (1982) Handbook for Emergencies Geneva, UNHCR.
Copies available from: Palais de Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland.

UNICEF (1986) Assisting in Emergencies: A Resource Handbook for UNICEF Field Staff, New York: UNICEF, 3 UN Plaza New York NY 10017 USA.

MSF (1992) Technicien Sanitaire en Situation Precaire, Paris.
Copies available from: 8, Rue Saint Sabin 75544 Paris Cedex 11 France.
Tel: +33 1 40 21 29 29
Fax: +33 1 48 06 68 68

OXFAM Emergency Water Supply Scheme for Emergencies (Set of Manuals)
Copies available from: OXFAM HOUSE Emergencies Department Public Health Team.
274, Banbury Road Oxford OX2 7DZ
Tel: +44 865 311311
Fax: +44 865 312600

Mears, Catherine and Chowdury, Sue (1994) Practical Health Guide No.9: Health Care for Refugees and Displaced People, Oxford: OXFAM.

Environmental Health

Cairncross, S and Feacham, R (1993) Environmental Health Engineering in the Tropics: An Introductory Text. 2nd Edn. Chichester, UK: J Wiley & Sons.

Water

General

Arlosoroff, S (1987) Community Water: The Handpump Option, Washington DC: World Bank, 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 USA.

Davis, J. and Garvey, G. with Wood, M. (1993) Developing and Managing Community Water Supplies - Oxfam Development Guidelines No. 8, Oxford, UK: OXFAM.

IRC (International Reference Centre) (1987) Small Community Water Supplies: Technical Paper No. 18. The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC - Water and Sanitation Centre, PO Box 93190 2059, Tel: +31 70 814911.

Jordan, T (1984) A Handbook of Gravity-Flow Water Systems, London: IT Publications.

Lloyd, B and Helmer, R (1991) Surveillance of Drinking Water Quality in Rural Areas, Harlow, UK: Longman Scientific and Technical.

Pickford, J: The Worth of Water: Technical Briefs on Health. Water and Sanitation. London: IT Publications.

UNHCR (1992) Water Manual for Refugee Situations, Geneva: UNHCR Programme and Technical Support Section.

World Health Organisation (1984): Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality: Vol. 2: Health Criteria and Other Supporting Information, Geneva: WHO.

World Health Organisation (1985) Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality Control for Small Community Supplies, Vol. 3, Geneva: WHO.

World Bank and UNDP have a very large range of technical, social and economic material written for the Water Decade. World Bank Washington DC USA.

Boreholes and Wells

Driscoll, F. G (1986) Groundwater and Wells, 2nd edn. St Paul, Minnesota: Johnson Filtration Systems Inc.

Rowles, R (1990) Drilling for Water: A Practical Manual, Cranfield, UK: Cranfield Institute of Technology Press, Bedford MK43 0AL UK.
Tel: +44 234 752727

Watt, S and Wood, W (1979) Hand Dug Wells: Their Construction, London: IT Publications.

Treatment

Smethurst, G (1988) Basic Water Treatment, London: Thomas Telford Ltd, Telford House 1 Heron Quay London E14 9XF.

Graham, N (1988) Slow Sand Filtration - Recent Developments in Water Treatment, Chichester, UK: Ellis Harwood Market Cross House Cooper Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1EB UK.

Heber, G (1985) Simple Methods for Treatment of Drinking Water, Eschborn, Germany: GTZ (Deutsche Geschellschaft fur Technische Zusammensarbeit) PO Box 5180 6236 Eschborn Federal Republic of Germany Tel: + 6196 79-0.

IRC: Slow Sand Filtration for Community Water Supply - Planning, Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance, Technical Paper No.24, The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC.

Smet, J and Visscher, J (eds) (1990) Pre-treatment Methods for Community Water Supply. An Overview of Techniques and Present Experience, The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC.

Schulz, C and Okun, D (1984) Surface Water Treatment for Communities in Developing Countries, London: IT Publications.

Wegelin, M Rural Water Supply Treatment, Section 4.5b in Information and Training for Low Cost Water Supply and Sanitation Series. Washington DC: UNDP/World Bank.

Sanitation

Esrey, S, et al: Health Benefits from Improvements in Water Supply and Sanitation WASH Technical Report No.66. Arlington, VA: Water and Sanitation for Health Project (WASH) 1611 Kent Street Room 1001 Arlington Virginia 22209-2111 USA Tel: +1 703 243 8200.

Franceys, R, Pickford, J and Reed, W (1992) A Guide to the Development of On-Site Sanitation, Geneva: WHO. Copies from WEDC (see below)

Morgan, P (1990) Rural Water Supplies and Sanitation - A Text from Zimbabwe's Blair Research Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe: Blair Research Laboratory, Ministry of Health.

OXFAM (1993) Core Information on Water and Sanitation in Emergency Situations - OXFAM Checklist, Oxford UK: OXFAM.

Cairncross, S (1988) Small Scale Sanitation. Ross Institute Bulletin No.8, London: Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street Gower Street London WC1E 7HT UK.

UNHCR (1994) Technical Approach: Environmental Sanitation. Geneva: UNHCR Programme and Technical Section.

Wagner, E and Lanoix, J (1958) Excreta Disposal for Rural Areas and Small Communities, WHO Monograph Series No. 39. Geneva: WHO.

WEDC (1993) Emergency Sanitation for Refugees. Technical Brief No.38 in Waterlines Vol. 12, No.2 October, London: IT Publications.

Hygiene Promotion

Boot, M and Cairncross, S (193) Actions Speak, The Study of Hygiene Behaviour in Water Supply and Sanitation Projects The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC and London: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Boot, M: Just Stir Gently: The Way to Mix Hygiene Education with Water Supply and Sanitation. Technical Paper No.29. The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC.

IRC (1988) Hygiene Education in Water Supply and Sanitation. Technical Paper No.27. The Hague: IRC.